ladranvslibranWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ladran” and “libran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,204
“ladran” frequency rank
#42,006
“libran” frequency rank
80210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ladran libran
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ladrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de librar.

Where the eye mixes ladran and libran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
ladran
6 ch
libran

Visual trap between ladran and libran

A purely visual mix-up. ladran ([ˈlað̞ɾãn]) and libran ([ˈliβ̞ɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ladran is recorded at frequency rank #38,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlað̞ɾãn]. libran is at rank #42,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈliβ̞ɾãn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 80210, this pair ranks #11,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ladran vs libran

Shared letters: alnr. Private to "ladran": d. Private to "libran": bi.

"ladran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "libran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ladranaldran · ladarn · laddran · ladrann · ladrna · ladrran · lardan · ldaran
  • libranilbran · lbiran · libarn · libbran · librann · librna · librran · lirban

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ladran" and "libran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlað̞ɾãn] versus [ˈliβ̞ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ladran" or "libran" show up more?
"ladran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,204 in our Spanish list, against #42,006 for "libran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ladran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "libran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ladran" and "libran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libran vs libraron". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #11,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list